The Dark Dynamics of Relating: Navigating Narcissistic and Borderline Patterns with Circling | Sean Wilkinson

Sean Wilkinson is a transformational coach, facilitator, and co-founder of Circling Europe — an organization that has brought the practice of Circling to over 25 countries worldwide. Before becoming a Circling leader, he was an elite tennis coach specializing in performance psychology. For the last 15 years, he has been deeply immersed in relational practices, meditation, coaching, wisdom traditions, therapy, and trauma work. His latest offerings focus on navigating the darker dimensions of developmental trauma and exploring nonduality in the context of Circling.In this conversation, we explore what drew Sean to Circling and how his relationship with the practice evolved over 15 years, the healing potential of Circling, and what it means to go deeper into uncomfortable sensations and feelings rather than avoid them.We get into releasing repressed sadness, the middle way of emotions, and how Circling integrates with meditation and therapy to create a more complete path of healing and development.We also explore the dark dynamics of relating, how to navigate narcissistic and borderline patterns in relationships, balancing empathy with boundaries, and how to skillfully bring Circling, relatefulness, and vulnerability into your daily life.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗Circling Europe — Circling and leadership training The Point of Existence — A.H. Almaas The Relateful Company — Circling platform🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 🕰️0:00 - Introduction2:14 - What made Sean fall in love with Circling5:38 - How Sean's relationship with Circling changed over 15 years11:30 - Healing with Circling15:08 - Going deeper into uncomfortable sensations and feelings22:13 - Releasing repressed sadness34:14 - The middle way of emotions40:14 - Integrating Circling, meditation and therapy45:28 - The dark dynamics of relating55:07 - Navigating narcissistic and borderline patterns1:12:26 - Balancing empathy with boundaries1:19:06 - How to skillfully bring Circling, relatefulness and vulnerability into your daily life*Subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch the video versions of the Elevating Consciousness Podcast *Subscribe to the Insighter Substack to get in-depth articles on the theory and practice of human transformation through a post-conventional